Amendment SSA1-AB1038

AB1038-SSA1,80,20 (15) Wisconsin Shares federal approval. Notwithstanding the deadline under s. 49.259 (3) (e) 2. for submitting to the federal department of health and human services a request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or other federal approval necessary to expand eligibility for the child subsidy program under s. 49.155 to individuals who need child care services due to the public health issue that is the basis of a public health emergency, with respect to the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, under s. 323.10, the department of children and families shall submit the request no later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection.

AB1038-SSA1,150 Section 150 . Fiscal changes.

AB1038-SSA1,81,2 (1) WisCaregiver Careers Program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (6) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $6,383,000 to expand the WisCaregiver Careers Program established by the department. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer moneys under this subsection to and expend those moneys in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB1038-SSA1,81,6 (2) Notaries public. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of financial institutions under s. 20.144 (1) (g), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $806,000 to increase funding for administration of the department's duties related to notaries public.

AB1038-SSA1,81,10 (3) Tourism marketing. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $5,000,000 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB1038-SSA1,81,17 (4) Grants to Covering Wisconsin. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the office of the commissioner of insurance under s. 20.145 (1) (g), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,082,600 to provide grants to the organization known as Covering Wisconsin to assist individuals with health insurance literacy and enrollment. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1) and the lapse required under s. 20.145 (1) (g), the office may transfer moneys under this subsection to and expend those moneys in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB1038-SSA1,81,25 (5) Investigation of complaints. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (1) (g), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $123,000 to provide funding for the positions authorized in Section 149 (2 ) (a) of this act. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (1) (g), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $640,400 to provide funding for the positions authorized in Section 149 (2) (a ) of this act.

AB1038-SSA1,82,8 (6) Credential applications. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (1) (hg), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $155,400 to provide funding for the positions authorized in Section 149 (2 ) (b) of this act. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (1) (hg), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $809,400 to provide funding for the positions authorized in Section 149 (2) (b ) of this act.

AB1038-SSA1,82,16 (7) Credential applications; skilled trades. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $29,800 to provide funding for the positions authorized in Section 149 (2 ) (c) of this act. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $155,200 to provide funding for the positions authorized in Section 149 (2 ) (c) of this act.

AB1038-SSA1,82,21 (8) Medical Assistance program funding. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $94,425,000 to provide increased reimbursements to providers under the Medical Assistance program due to the COVID-19 pandemic as allocated under Section 149 (3 ) of this act.

AB1038-SSA1,83,2 (9) Local food bank grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $10,000,000 to provide grants to local food banks, as determined by the department under Section 149 (4) of this act. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer moneys under this subsection to and expend those moneys in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB1038-SSA1,83,6 (10) State out-of-home care and adoption services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (dd), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is decreased by $3,000,000 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB1038-SSA1,83,10 (11) Services for sex-trafficking victims. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (e), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is decreased by $209,500 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB1038-SSA1,83,14 (12) Federal block grant aids. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $17,000,000 to increase funding for the transfer under s. 49.175 (1) (zh).

AB1038-SSA1,83,23 (13) Public health positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $2,070,000 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 64 GPR positions on the effective date of this subsection, to provide services for the division of the department that addresses public health issues. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $8,280,000 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection.

AB1038-SSA1,84,4 (14) Aid to local health departments. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $17,441,000 to provide aid to local health departments. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer moneys under this subsection to and expend those moneys in fiscal year 2020-21.

AB1038-SSA1,84,9 (15) Extending electronic registration. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the elections commission under s. 20.510 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,000,000 to cover the costs associated with updating the voter registration system as a result of extending electronic registration.

AB1038-SSA1,84,10 (16) Child care and Wisconsin Works.

AB1038-SSA1,84,19 (a) Federal block grant operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (mc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $20,000,000 for the purposes of operating and administering the programs under s. 49.259 (2) (a) and (3). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (mc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by the amount of the increase in fiscal year 2019-20 that was not spent in that fiscal year, as determined by the secretary of administration, for the purposes of operating and administering the programs under s. 49.259 (2) (a) and (3).

AB1038-SSA1,85,4 (b) Federal block grant aids. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $80,000,000 for programs to provide aid to individuals or organizations authorized under s. 49.259 (2) (a) and (3). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by the amount of the increase in fiscal year 2019-20 that was not spent in that fiscal year, as determined by the secretary of administration, for programs to provide aid to individuals or organizations authorized under s. 49.259 (2) (a) and (3).

AB1038-SSA1,151 Section 151 . Initial applicability.

AB1038-SSA1,85,9 (1) Certain waivers with respect to debt during a public health emergency. The treatment of s. 323.267 first applies retroactively to any interest, penalty, or payment that accrues or becomes due during the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, including any extension under s. 323.10.

AB1038-SSA1,85,12 (2) Unemployment insurance; deletion of waiting period. The treatment of ss. 108.02 (26m) and 108.04 (3) and (11) (bm) first applies retroactively to benefit years beginning on March 15, 2020.

AB1038-SSA1,85,18 (3) Deadlines falling during a public health emergency. The treatment of s. 323.265 first applies retroactively to a deadline, as defined in s. 323.265 (1) (b), falling during the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, including any extension under s. 323.10, but, with respect to that public health emergency, does not apply to any new deadline established under this act, as determined by the determining authority, as defined in s. 323.265 (1) (c).

AB1038-SSA1,85,21 (4) DPI waiver authority. The treatment of s. 118.38 (4) first applies to an order to close schools issued by the department of health services under s. 252.02 (3) during the 2019-2020 school year.

AB1038-SSA1,85,24 (5) Wisconsin Works and child care grants. The treatment of ss. 20.437 (3) (f), 48.026, 49.175 (1) (x) and (2) (b), and 49.259 and Section 149 (15) of this act first apply to a state of emergency related to public health declared on March 12, 2020.

AB1038-SSA1,152 Section 152. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB1038-SSA1,86,5 (1) Unemployment insurance; benefit charging; deletion of waiting period. The treatment of ss. 20.445 (1) (ag), 108.02 (26m), 108.04 (3) and (11) (bm), and 108.07 (8) and Section 151 (2) of this act take effect retroactively to March 15, 2020.

AB1038-SSA1,86,8 (2) Notaries public. The treatment of s. 140.145 (10) (a) and (b) and Section 149 (9) of this act take effect on May 1, 2020, or on the day after publication, whichever is earlier.

AB1038-SSA1,86,10 (3) Grants and loans to small businesses. The repeal of s. 20.192 (1) (c) takes effect on July 1, 2021.

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